#DAC of CO2 from the atm. is being explored as a tech. that can contribute to the goal of reaching #NetZero CO2 emissions.
A new study led by @DonglongFu1 showed that the use of zeolitic materials are feasible for DAC when it is integrated with H2O harvesting.
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"A combination of a commercially available desiccant, AQSOA-Z02A, and a mordenite-type zeolite (MOR) enables
continuous operation of a designed #DAC system comprised of two
parallel units with a regeneration temperature of 100°C," research finds. 2/7
Furthermore, "the system
using pure #zeolite alone requires regeneration at temperatures between 200°C and 300°C." 3/7
"Techno-economic analyses of 12 process
scenarios reveal that the energy requirement of the best scenario
investigated is 71 GJ/tCO2, while the conventional pure zeolitebased system requires 200 GJ/tCO2." #DAC 4/7
Research declared that, "the optimized system gives a
cost between $246 and $568 per ton CO2 #captured, depending on
the energy costs, while system operates at sub-0°C temperatures or with
integration of water harvesting, respectively." #DAC 5/7
📖 Read open-access study performed by @DonglongFu1 & Mark Devis funded by @Caltech entitled: "Toward the feasible direct air capture of
carbon dioxide with molecular sieves by water
management," here ⬇️ cell.com/cell-reports-p…
📰 Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (07 April - 13 April 2025):
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CO280 signed a landmark 3.69 million tonne agreement with Microsoft over 12 years to scale-up carbon dioxide removal in the us pulp and paper industry.
Occidental and its subsidiary 1PointFive have secured the first-ever Class VI permits issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for sequestering CO2 from direct air capture operations.
🚨A new study from China introduced a groundbreaking system that couples liquid-based direct air capture (L-DAC) with diabatic compressed air energy storage (D-CAES). This integration captures CO₂ & stores energy at competitive costs—$0.53/kWh & $259/tCO₂. #DAC
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2/ Led by researchers at East China University of Science & Technology and Tongji University, the system innovatively combines solvent-based CO₂ capture for both atmospheric and point-source emissions with energy storage.
3/ In the L-DAC component, ambient air is brought into contact with a sprayed alkaline solution.
This reaction converts CO₂ into a carbonate solution that precipitates as solid carbonates—capturing roughly 1 Mt of CO₂ and delivering 1.48 Mt dry CO₂ annually.
🚨A recent study shows that bottom trawling & dredging not only harm marine ecosystems but also reduce the ocean's capacity to sequester CO₂. By disturbing the seafloor, these activities release an extra 2-8MtCO₂/yr, threatening the progress of current #CDR efforts.🧵1/10
2/ The seafloor contributes to 40% of the ocean’s alkalinity, which plays a key role in the ocean’s capacity to sequester atmospheric CO₂. However, human activities like mobile bottom-contact fishing (e.g., trawling) and dredging are disturbing this natural carbon sink.
3/ Model simulations of this study revealed:
Bottom trawling alone reduces alkalinity production by around 130 [55–220] Gequiv/yr, while dredging contributes an additional 1.5 [0.8–2.7] Gequiv/yr. Combined, these activities lead to a net loss of 130 [56–220] Gequiv/yr.
📰 Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (31 March - 06 April 2025):
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Frontier signed $31.6M offtake with Hafslund Celsio to remove 100,000 tons of CO₂ (2029–2030)—via the first-ever carbon removal retrofit of a waste-to-energy plant at Celsio’s Oslo facility.